Kaon-Nucleon Interactions in the Skyrme Model

Abstract

We study kaon-nucleon interactions in the Skyrme model by using a modified bound state approach, where the kaon is introduced around the physical nucleon. The method is more suited to the study of weakly interacting kaon-nucleon systems. We have found a bound state with binding energy of order ten MeV. We also discuss theKN interaction and find that it consists of an attraction in the middle range and a repulsion in the short range.